Display device.



w. K. ACHERT DISPLAY DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23. I9l6- PatentedDec. 25, 191?.

l 1 l l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM K. ACHEBT, OF N OBWOOD, OHIO, ASSIGNOB TO THE UNITED STATESPRINTING AND LITHOGBAPH COMIANEE, OF CINCINNATI, 01110, A CORPORATIO'OI! OHIO.

DISPLAY Specification of DEVICE.

Application filed February 23, 1916. Serial No. 79,817.

To all wh om it may concern: I Be it known that I, WILLIAM K. Aonnn'r,

a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Norwood,county of Hamilton, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and nsefnlImprovements in Display Devices, df which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in display supports andparticularly to display supports for tires. I

An object of my improved display support is to provide means forsupporting tires n an upright position on the counter or in, a showwindow. p

,A further object is to produce a eollapsible means for supportingtires, which may be folded and stored compactly in great numbers orinstantly set up for use.

A further object is to prodnce an improved tire display support whichs-light, strong, cheap, anddurable, and which may be made of a singlesheet of card board.

These and othcrobjects are attained in the fire support described in thefollowing speci fication and illustrated in the aeconi ianying drawings,in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tire. support embodying myinvention, with a tire supported thereby, the tire being shownfragmentally.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the card hoard blank from which my displaystlpport is constructed.

Fig. 3 is a fragmcntal sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 4. I

Fig. 4- is a sectional View taken on the line l- -l of Fig. 3. I

Fig. 5 is a fragmenta'l sectional View taken on the line 5 t. of Fig. 3.7

My improved display support consists of sides (5 and 7, ends 8 and 9, abottom 10,.ini'icr walls 1.1 and 12, and locking flaps 13 and 1H 'lhcsedivisions are prcfcraljlly formed in one piece and cut from, a sheet ofcard board. each division being distinguished from its adjacent atlachvddivision by lines of scoring as shown in Full and dotted lines in Fig.2. The bottom consists of a longitudinal portion 15 extending the entirelength of the inner walls 11 and 12, and provided on each side withextensions 16 and 17 whichare cut from the material of the inner Walls11 and 12, and which are of a width equal to the length of the bottomedges 18 and 19 of the ends 8 and 9. The inner walls 11 and 12 are of awidth slightly less than the sides 6 y and 7 so that when the innerwalls 11 and 12 are bent upwardly on the scored lines 20 and 21,indicated by dots in Fig. 2, they will occopy positions at right anglesto the bottom 10, while 'the'sides 6 and 7 being of greater lengtlrthanthe inner walls 11 and 12, will extend from the top edge thereof in anoutwardly, inclined direction so that their lower edges-abut the ends 22and 23 of the projections 16 and 17 of the bottom 10. In bending thesides 6 and '7 with relation to the inner walls 11' and 12, they arebent along the scored lines 24; and 25 in a direction opposite to thatof the bendsnn the lines 20 and '21.

The lines 2t and 25 have been shown, as fnll lines to indicate that thebend on these lines 15 to be made in a manner such that the apex betweenthe sides and the inner walls will extend toward the observer whenviewing theblank as shown infig. 2; ,7

The end edges of thsides (land end edges of the inner walls 11mm 12 arein clined to one anothcrjso that the edges at the bottoms of the sides 6and 7 and the edges at the bottoms of the innei walls 11 and 12 will heat a greatcn distance apart than at their tops. Thispermits of the ends8 and 9 beingncl ned toward one another in the sarnc'manner that thesides 6 and 7 are mclincd toward one another Because of the inclination'of'ihe sid'es 6 and 7 the ends 8 and U are so shaped as to close thesubstantially triangularly shaped. opening left between the inclined endedges of the sides.

Each end is attached at one edge to one end edge of each side and isdistinguished there from by lines of sco1'uig26 and 27 which manneras'thc apices formed-on the'lincs 24' L and ined edges 26 and 27 of theends-8,and .3 provided with the attached flaps 13 and The inclined edgesopposite the in 7 the 14 and are distinguished therefrom by lines ofscoring 28 and 29, the full lines thereof indicating that these flapsare to be folded with relation to the ends, in the same manner that theends are folded with relation to the sides. These flaps are adapted tobe brought at right an les to the ends 8 and 9 and to lie against t einner surfaces of thesides 6 and 7 so that when the blank from which thesupport is constructed, is .folded tachably secured to the sides 6 and 7by means of suitable fastening devices such for 1 example, as the wellknown McGill paper fasteners 30 which are passed through apertures 31and-32 respectively formed in the sides and flaps, as shown in Figs. 1to 4 inelusive. In this folded position of the sup port the lower edgesof the sides abut the end edges 22 and 23 of the ortions 16 and 17 ofthe bottom 10. In ad ition to this the in ner walls 11 and 12 have beenbrought to substantially parallel positions as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 toprovide a space'in which the tire is located.

It is desirable however, to provide a suitable formation at the topedges of the ends 8 and 9 in order to receive the curved transversecontour of the tire-and for this purpose I have provided curved edges 33and 34 corresponding in curvature with the surface of the tire adaptedtobe received be tween the inner walls 11 and 12. These curved edgespermit the tireto be located far enough into the space between the innerwalls 11 and 12 to permit its lowest point to contact the bottom 10 andto be in a measure supported thereby. With the tire in, this positionthe bottom is held against slippage from one side to the other becauseof the engagement of the outer edges 22 and 23 of its projections 16 and17'with the inner lower edge surfaces of the sides 6 and 7. Thus thesupport is held rigidlyand the tire sup ported in an absolutely verticalposition without danger of tilting to one side or the other. In order tomaintain the loweredges of the sides 6 and 7 into engagement with thesurface upon which the support is resting, so that the edges 22 and 23of the projections 16 and 17 of the bottom, will not slip from under thelower edges of the sides, the greater proportion of, weight of the tireis brought to bear upon the curved edges 33 and. 34 of the ends sothat'the support will be positively held into engagement with itssupporting surface and prevented from springing therefrom.

'By means of a support embodying my above described construction it willbe seen.

-that I may ship great numbers of them in the flat condition, and thatthe salesmen and tire agent may readily set up the su ports as showninFig. 1 in a short time an with the employment of a few which method I-refer since the support may again be easi y dismantled and placed in itsunfolded position ready for packing" ends paper fasteners,

Having thus described my invention,

what I claim is: 4

1. A display support comprisin sitely disposed sides, oppositelydisposed ends extending from side to side, a bottom, and inner wallsextending between the bottom and tops of the sides, said sides, ends,bottom, and walls being formed integrally and suitably distinguishedfrom each other by scoring. a

j 2. In a display support the combination of a bottom, sides located oneach side of the bottom, inner walls connecting the, bottom OPPO- andsides, ends secured to diagonally opposite edges of the sides, and flapssecured to the unattached edges of the ends, adapted to detachablyunitethe unattached edges of the ends and sides.

3. In combination in bottom, sides,

bottom and top a display support, a inner walls connecting the edges ofthe sides, ends se cured to diagonally opposite end edges of the sidesand having their side. engaging edges converging from their bottoms totheir tops, and flaps secured to the free edges of the ends, adapted tobe detachably secured to the free edges of the sides to hold the sidesat the inclination of the inclined edges of the ends. v

4. In combination in a display support, a bottom, sides, inner wallsconnecting the bottom and top edges of the sides, ends secured todiagonally opposite end edges of the sides and having their sideengaging edges converging from their bottoms to their tops, and flapssecured to the free edges of the ends, adapted to'detachabl y connectthefree edges of the sides and ends, to hold the sides at the inclinationof the inclined edges of the ends, and to hold the walls subwalls andormed integrally with the bottom, sides Joining the inner walls, andends.

secured to eaehs'ide and a" flap secured to each end, the parts beingseparatedby scorwith hers, it trough member extending between saidcradle members and consisting of 0ppoSite vertical walls and a. bottom,said bottom making engagement with the opposite brace members Intestimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 8th ofFebruary, 1916. 7

WILLIAM K. ACHERT. Witnesses: f

J. A. SPLAIN, W. W. PATTERSON

